Electric connector with a space-saving LED lead-out wire and circuit board arrangement

Abstract

An electric connector includes an electrically insulative housing covered with a metal shield, and an electric circuit assembly unit installed in the electrically insulative housing, the electric circuit assembly unit including a terminal holder holding a set of terminals and mounted in the electrically insulative housing, and a circuit board supported on the terminal holder, the terminal holder having a base, a front extension board and a rear extension board horizontally extended from the base in reversed directions, and an upright support at the rear extension board, the circuit board having two light emitting diodes controlled to emit light toward a front receiving side of the electrically insulative housing, the terminal holder having ten terminal slots vertically extended through the rear extension board and arranged in two rows, the circuit board having ten terminals arranged in two rows and respectively inserted through respective terminal slots of the terminal holder, the terminals of the circuit board including four terminals respectively connected to lead-out wires of the light emitting diodes and six signal receiving and transmitting terminals respectively connected to the terminals of the terminal holder.

What the invention claimed is:  
     
       1. An electric connector comprising an electrically insulative housing, an electric circuit assembly unit installed in said electrically insulative housing, and a metal shield covered on said electrically insulative housing, said electric circuit assembly unit comprising a terminal holder holding a set of terminals and mounted in said electrically insulative housing, and a circuit board supported on said terminal holder, said terminal holder comprising a base, a front extension board forwardly extended from said base, and a rear extension board backwardly extended from said base, said circuit board comprising two light emitting diodes controlled to emit light toward a front receiving side of said electrically insulative housing, wherein said terminal holder comprises ten terminal slots vertically extended through the rear extension board thereof and arranged in two rows; said circuit board comprises ten terminals arranged in two rows and respectively inserted through respective terminal slots of said terminal holder, the terminals of said circuit board including four terminals respectively connected to lead-out wires of said light emitting diodes and six signal receiving and transmitting terminals respectively connected to the terminals of said terminal holder. 
     
     
       2. The electric connector of  claim 1  wherein said circuit board is horizontally supported on said terminal holder above said rear extension board. 
     
     
       3. The electric connector of  claim 1  wherein said electrically insulative housing is comprised of an outer casing and an inner casing mounted in said outer casing. 
     
     
       4. The electric connector of  claim 1  wherein said circuit board comprises a capacitor. 
     
     
       5. The electric connector of  claim 1  wherein said circuit board comprises a filter module. 
     
     
       6. The electric connector of  claim 1  wherein said rear extension board of said terminal holder comprises an upright support adapted to support said circuit board horizontally on the base of said terminal holder.